QuickBooks: Essentials, Plus & Advanced plan prices increased
What happened
Between the Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026 captures of QuickBooks' pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Essentials: $75/mo ($37.50 promo) -> $85/mo ($42.50 promo). Plus: $115/mo ($57.50 promo) -> $140/mo ($70 promo). Advanced: $275/mo ($137.50 promo) -> $340/mo ($170 promo). Free and Simple Start plans unchanged. In detail: Essentials $75->$85/mo ($37.50->$42.50 promo), Plus $115->$140/mo ($57.50->$70 promo), Advanced $275->$340/mo ($137.50->$170 promo); Free and Simple Start unchanged. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Simple Start at $38, Essentials at $85, Plus at $140 and Advanced at $340.
It lands the same day as QuickBooks' previous change, "QuickBooks Payroll: Workforce bundle prices increase ($125→$135, $203→$228)" (Sep 14, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "QuickBooks: Free plan added + Essentials price hike ($75→$85/mo)" (Aug 10, 2026), "QuickBooks Payroll: Summer promo jumps to 90% off (was 50%)" (Aug 10, 2026) and "QuickBooks Payroll: per-employee fee cut on all 3 plans" (Jul 27, 2026). QuickBooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Zoho, Xero, Sage, Microsoft and Freshbooks also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- +13%EssentialsPrice$75$85
- +22%PlusPrice$115$140
- +24%AdvancedPrice$275$340
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials | Price | $75 | $85 | +13% |
| Plus | Price | $115 | $140 | +22% |
| Advanced | Price | $275 | $340 | +24% |
Values as written on QuickBooks' public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of QuickBooks' pricing page (quickbooks.com) from Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Essentials goes from $75 to $85, Plus from $115 to $140 and Advanced from $275 to $340.
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QuickBooks, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026PackagingQuickBooks: new $0/mo Free plan promo added during plan selection
- Sep 14, 2026Price increaseQuickBooks Payroll: Workforce bundle prices increase ($125→$135, $203→$228)
- Sep 14, 2026Price increaseQuickBooks: Essentials, Plus & Advanced plan prices increased This change
- Aug 10, 2026Price increaseQuickBooks: Free plan added + Essentials price hike ($75→$85/mo)
- Aug 10, 2026PackagingQuickBooks Payroll: Summer promo jumps to 90% off (was 50%)
- Jul 27, 2026Price decreaseQuickBooks Payroll: per-employee fee cut on all 3 plans
- Jul 6, 2026Price increaseQuickBooks Payroll hikes per-employee fees up to 30% across all plans
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- ZohoSep 14Zoho Expense Standard drops Multi-level approval, gains Zia AI suite
- XeroSep 14Xero swaps Syft branding for own Xero Analytics on pricing page
- SageAug 31Sage Payroll: intro promo changed to 75% off 6 months
- MicrosoftAug 31Microsoft Speech: Voice Live Pro Cached Input $40→$0.40; GPT Realtime 2 added
- FreshbooksAug 3FreshBooks: 90% off promo shortened from 6 to 3 months
Questions about this change
Did QuickBooks raise prices in September 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured QuickBooks' pricing page on Sep 7, 2026 and again on Sep 14, 2026 and recorded 3 price increases: Essentials: $75 → $85 (+13%); Plus: $115 → $140 (+22%); Advanced: $275 → $340 (+24%).
What changed on QuickBooks' pricing page between Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026?
Essentials price: $75 → $85 (+13%); Plus price: $115 → $140 (+22%); Advanced price: $275 → $340 (+24%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does QuickBooks change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for QuickBooks in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "QuickBooks Payroll: Workforce bundle prices increase ($125→$135, $203→$228)" on Sep 14, 2026; QuickBooks has been tracked since 2023-11-14.